Strong's Concordance
Original word: בְּכֹרָה
Transliteration: bekorah
Definition (short): birthright
Definition (full): the firstling of man, beast, primogeniture
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: fem. of bakar
Definition: the right of first- born
NASB Translation: birthright (9), firstborn (1).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries.
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References
KJV:
And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
NASB:
But Jacob said, "First sell me your birthright."
KJV:
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
NASB:
Esau said, "Behold, I am about to die; so of what use then is the birthright to me?"
KJV:
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
NASB:
And Jacob said, "First swear to me"; so he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
KJV:
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
NASB:
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and rose and went on his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
KJV:
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
NASB:
Then he said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob, for he has supplanted me these two times? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing." And he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"